Central Lakes College-Brainerd Ranking Badges

Central Lakes College earned 13 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 95 in Highest Paid Graduates for Ground Transportation, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 13 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #3 of 95, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 105
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Central Lakes College-Brainerd Earned?

Central Lakes College-Brainerd holds 13 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	6
Top 15%	4
Total	13

What Is Central Lakes College-Brainerd Known For?

Central Lakes College-Brainerd is best known for Transportation & Materials Moving: 3 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Ground Transportation, Agricultural Economics and Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Agricultural Economics
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused		✓
Horticulture
Most Focused		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Data Entry
Most Focused		✓

Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked		✓
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Top Ranked	✓

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Precision Metal Working
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked	✓
Ground Transportation
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

How Does Central Lakes College-Brainerd Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Central Lakes College-Brainerd earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #522 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Central Lakes College-Brainerd appears in 105 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.